Difference between revisions of "Utah Negligence"
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− | + | The essential elements of a negligence action are: | |
+ | : (1) a duty of reasonable care owed by the defendant to plaintiff; | ||
+ | : (2) a breach of that duty; | ||
+ | : (3) the causation, both actually and proximately, of injury; and | ||
+ | : (4) the suffering of damages by the plaintiff. | ||
− | + | [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?q=negligence&hl=en&as_sdt=4,45&case=16463568385890072797&scilh=0 Williams v. Melby, 699 P. 2d 723 (Utah 1985)]. | |
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Latest revision as of 04:56, 20 January 2015
The essential elements of a negligence action are:
- (1) a duty of reasonable care owed by the defendant to plaintiff;
- (2) a breach of that duty;
- (3) the causation, both actually and proximately, of injury; and
- (4) the suffering of damages by the plaintiff.